I have a colleague who is knowledgeable, well-experienced with the industry and he is always willing to support others. Yet 2 things drive me crazy. One, he has the tendency to say ‘yes, yes….but’ (there is always something to ask). Two, he is a worrier. Even with good news, he will come up something concerning. …
Category Archives: Kindness
Be Nice
I had a chimney inspection, performed by 2 young guys. The lead guy said he will send me the report in the afternoon as well as checking if he could make the price works for the cap style I want. Later I received the good news: yes. Great, I followed up with 2 questions we …
Be Cynical or Be Grateful?
One of the tenants invited me for lunch at a local new restaurant and offered to help out cleaning up the leaves in the backyard. How lovely! I thought it may be her way to say thank you as I took her out to celebrate her new job 2 months back and bought a new …
Futuro de LevelOpp
Cerramos la clase de emprendimiento social…cuatro meses de lecciones y trabajo de nuestro proyecto, empresa social, LevelOpp, yo aprendí y disfrute la colaboración con alan* y suya*, dos amigos nuevos en Saudi Arabia. Tenemos un buen planificación pero necesitamos validación con beneficiarios reales. Sabemos no es fácil y el proceso pero vamos a continuar pensar, …
Regalos de Memoria
Ana* me regalo una taza (foto 3) con Fusa para memoria de ‘Ariba, abajo, a Centro, por dentro’ (salud antes de beber). Que amable. Luego, su hermana, Dina* también quiere me regalo, no necesita, uno es suficiente. La experience es regalo muy especial pero ella insistió. Miramos en la tienda y Ana encontré un juguete …
Alegría Sensilla
Fui al Bogotá con Ana*, no como turismos pero hace cosas para su hermana, tener cita médico más tarde, y serviré su cliente. Salimos a las 6:30 con autobus, cambio 2 en Bogotá lleno de la gente y caminamos después. Tomamos ‘comida de calle’ bola de queso, pan de guayaba, leche de avena, masa mora …
Felicidad por el Altitudo
Vivo con la familia por dos semanas. Ana* tiene que hacer machas cosas todos los días, cocinar, limpiar, cuidar a cinco personas (incluido su hijo que tiene autismo. El está inteligente pero no quiere leer, hacer nada más que la computadora y celular). De verdad esta duro y aburrido, pero ella tiene altitudo muy positiva, …
Good Wrap
Weeds grow really fast, no more than 2 weeks, the lawn needs a haircut. I cut with a big shear, it’s tiring and time-consuming. I treat it as exercise. However, I’ll be away and want to do a major cleanup prior. I asked several friends who live close by but neither has a lawn mower. …
God’s Plan
Mother’s Day in Costa Rica is 8/15. I returned to celebrate for mom. I invited Sharon*, a friend who has been eager to visit CR for a long time to join me. She wanted to go to a spa resort so for the plan for her 5 days in Costa Rica is to spend 2 …
LevelOpp
I’m working on a social entrepreneurship specialization. The goal is beyond a certificate but start a social enterprise to solve a big societal problem. I thought of what I’ve seen, heard that it’s difficult to attract good doctors, teachers to go to smaller towns. The discrepancy of resources, opportunities, etc. happen around the world, developing …